San Antonio man charged with murder in north Laredo shooting

Shooting marks Laredo's ninth homicide of the year

Maurice Jerome Holmes, 37, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Gabriel Diaz.

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Officers located the person of interest, later identified as Holmes, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Superior Drive.

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Officers located the person of interest, later identified as Holmes, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Superior Drive.

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Officers responded to a shooting report shortly after 2 p.m. at the Towne North Mobile Home Park located off the 300 block of International Boulevard.

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Officers responded to a shooting report shortly after 2 p.m. at the Towne North Mobile Home Park located off the 300 block of International Boulevard.

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According to police, Gabriel Diaz, 24, was shot several times outside his residence.

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A man accused of fatally shooting a 24-year-old in north Laredo has been charged with murder, according to LPD.

Maurice Jerome Holmes, 37, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Gabriel Diaz. Holmes, a San Antonio resident, was also wanted on a warrant from Kerrville, Texas, LPD said. Police said it was not disclosed what the warrant was for.

On Thursday afternoon, LPD responded to a shooting report at the Town North Mobile Home Park located off the 300 block of International Boulevard. According to police, Diaz was shot several times outside his residence.

Witnesses gave police a description of a man seen walking through the neighborhood, LPD said. Officers located the person of interest, later identified as Holmes, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Superior Drive.

He was found in possession of a .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun and taken to the Laredo Police Department headquarters for questioning, police said. According to LPD, Holmes did not say much to detectives. However, police said surveillance video from the scene of the shooting and along the route where Holmes was detained were recovered.